I don't have an answer for you. As a matter of fact I am having the same problem. I posted this question earlier today and am waiting for some sugestions.
On 2005-12-06 20:11, droptop wrote:
Ok, lets start at the trucks heat, It sucks!, when i stop at a light it blows cool, when i start going it gets warmer to moderate hot, now i was told if i put a 195 stat in it will help, but heres the other problem, the truck pings like crazy and everyone says to put 180 stat and M1/plenum cover in there to fix/help that..sooo what the hell should i do?
i bought both stats in preperation, but is the heating problem something else than the T stat?
if i put the 180 in will the heat be non existant?concidering it sucks now?..my buddies 99 ram is doing the same thing so is this a fairly common dodge defect?If all else fails should i pull the heating system out of a ford..lol(anyone whos had a a ford knows what i mean here)
help me out if you can guys.. thanks in adavnce..Dave
On 2005-12-06 20:23, Robert97dodge wrote:
I am running the 180 degree thermostat and my heater works great. What problem you may have though is that your thermostat is sticking. Does you temp guage get really hot when you slow down or while driving? On my dads truck the thermostat is sticking and the heat will start blowing cold and the temp raises hot and then I can usually rev it up and the thermostat will open and the heat will get hot and the truck will cool off. Try changing the thermostat and see if that helps. I would go with the 180. That is what I have always ran and been problem free.
On 2005-12-06 22:51, juiceyou321 wrote:
Yeah this freakin sucks, my truck takes FOREVER to heat up, if it does at all, and even then it always runs cool...like 160. Do you seriously have to remove all those brackets to get to the thermostat?
On 2005-12-06 20:11, droptop wrote:
Ok, lets start at the trucks heat, It sucks!, when i stop at a light it blows cool, when i start going it gets warmer to moderate hot, now i was told if i put a 195 stat in it will help, but heres the other problem, the truck pings like crazy and everyone says to put 180 stat and M1/plenum cover in there to fix/help that..sooo what the hell should i do?
i bought both stats in preperation, but is the heating problem something else than the T stat?
if i put the 180 in will the heat be non existant?concidering it sucks now?..my buddies 99 ram is doing the same thing so is this a fairly common dodge defect?If all else fails should i pull the heating system out of a ford..lol(anyone whos had a a ford knows what i mean here)
help me out if you can guys.. thanks in adavnce..Dave
On 2005-12-07 15:07, robike wrote:
sounds to me that you have a bad plenum gasket. if you've never replaced it, i can almost guarantee it. the 180 thermostat is just a bandaid for the plenum. slap the aluminum plate from hughes engines in there and you'll be good. it's also good to reverse flush your cooling system before winter... it may get any clogged crap out of your heater core.